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Importance of cognitive engagement for people with mild dementia
Cognitive impairment is one of the defining features of dementia. In the milder stages of the disease, it is the most disabling and distressing feature for the individual and so has a massive impact on their family. The signs of cognitive impairment begins to reduce...
A lie on ‘Smart Home’ technology for dementia – to promote independent living
The world is driven by technology today – anything and everything is handled by technology in today’s world. Dementia is a growing disease with no cure and futile drug-based research activities for more than a decade.With no proper solution both in the field of...
Current Treatment Based Practices in the Dementia Market
Dementia is an umbrella term that involves a group of disorders caused by abnormal brain changes. These changes trigger a decline in cognitive abilities, impairing patients’ daily life and independent function. Dementia can also affect behaviour, feelings, and...
Participate in ‘Quality of life’ assessment in people with dementia
BrainBerry is inviting people living with dementia to participate in a community-based trial. The benefit of this community-based trial is to help you understand your current cognitive, emotional and behavioural status and to see if there will be any...
Calling all Admiral Nurses
Dementia is a progressive disease and efforts to tackle and combat it also need to be progressive. BrainBerry, the brains behind the COSMA Dementia Therapy app, are looking for Admiral Nurses and other professionals with an interest in helping people with Dementia....
Yoga – more than just a stretch
There is a growing number of studies which show that yoga and other mindful meditation exercises and techniques can aid in enhancing calmness, and over time help with anxiety and depression. One particular study found that some regions of the brain were exceptionally...
A New Personalised Therapy to Tackle Dementia
Dementia currently affects over 850,000 people in the UK and this figure is rising year on year. Currently the only validated medical intervention is drugs and these only provide a temporary relief to some symptoms. A Loughborough based medical and technology...
Dementia vs Cosma
Our preliminary feasibility study evaluated whether COSMA can support cognitive improvement in healthy subjects. It included 20 healthy volunteers where their brainwaves were measured with EEG whilst using/playing the COSMA software for a week, every day for 20...
Emotional Wellbeing Study – Greece
Our pilot emotional well-being study was conducted in the Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) research centre in Greece with people with dementia. Particularly 15 participants played the COSMA games: with Alzheimer’s disease or Vascular dementia (mild AD, moderate...